I could call them peynirli çörekotlu kurabiye but their shape alone makes it a dead giveaway that they aren’t Turkish at all. How could they be when the recipe comes from a marvellous old M&S ...
Assos
Planting a Herb Garden in Assos
Here we are in our lovely stone house in the ancient village of Assos which dates back to the 4th Century BC. Just in case you're not familiar with the location, it’s in western ...
Yogurt Soup with Spinach/ İspanaklı Yoğurt Çorbası
at Ayvacık market on Friday - the vendor didn't want to appear in the photo but I told her - and showed her - her foot was there! that was ok. I loved her display. Here is a really Turkish ...
Broad Beans in Olive Oil – Zeytinyağlı Bakla
broad beans in olive oil/zeytinyağlı bakla We are back in our Aegean village of Assos for the first time this year. All the neighbours are saying how bitterly cold it has been and the garden ...
Tender Braised Leeks
tender braised leeks with green olives and parsley I love leeks - pırasa in Turkish - and when I saw the picture of this dish in a BBC Good Food magazine, complete with sliced green ...
Turkish Beach Food
There you are at last, stretched out under a sun umbrella, the sea a dazzling blue in front of you, a cloudless sky above, and what is your heart’s desire? Seems to me it would surely be something ...
More Bottling of Summer Tomatoes
I say 'more' because I tried it last summer. Bottling tomatoes is something that even the faintest-hearted cook must surely feel like doing if she lives here. The urge to capture some of the flavour ...
Pizza with Fresh Tomato and Cheese
just out of the oven: pizza with tomato and cheese We have been perfecting our pizzas using dough from the local bakery/fırın as in my recent post as we find that along with a green salad, ...